In the 112th Congress, Senate Democrats Haven’t Even Proposed A Budget As a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006, Bob Casey (D-PA) repeatedly expressed his support for a balanced budget and routinely pilloried Republicans for their fiscal record in Washington. Yet today marks a full 750 days since Casey and the Democrat-controlled Senate have passed ANY budget, let alone a balanced budget, something which Casey has also never once helped to pass since coming to Washington. In fact, in the current 112th Congress, Senate Democrats have yet to even propose a budget, let alone debate and pass one. And in just the 750 days since Casey and his fellow Democrats who run the Senate have failed to pass a budget, the federal debt has risen by an additional $3.1 trillion. “Every month, every Pennsylvania family has to put together a budget and live within their means, yet Bob Casey…
750 Days And $3.1 Trillion More In Debt Later, Tester & Senate Democrats Still Haven’t Passed A Budget
In the 112th Congress, Senate Democrats Haven’t Even Proposed A Budget As a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006, Jon Tester (D-MT) repeatedly expressed his support for a balanced budget and routinely pilloried Republicans for their fiscal record in Washington. Yet today marks a full 750 days since Tester and the Democrat-controlled Senate have passed ANY budget, let alone a balanced budget, something which Tester has also never once helped to pass since coming to Washington. In fact, in the current 112th Congress, Senate Democrats have yet to even propose a budget, let alone debate and pass one. And in just the 750 days since Tester and his fellow Democrats who run the Senate have failed to pass a budget, the federal debt has risen by an additional $3.1 trillion. “Every month, every Montana family has to put together a budget and live within their means, yet Jon Tester…
As Webb Stands Against Lifetime Appointment For Controversial Obama Nominee, Where Does Kaine Stand?
Tomorrow afternoon, the U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Goodwin Liu for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Liu is arguably the most controversial of all of President Obama’s judicial nominees, and in a speech on the Senate floor today, Virginia U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) announced he will vote against Liu’s nomination. In his comments today, Webb outlined Liu’s “almost complete lack of practical legal experience” and “history of intemperate, politically-charged statements” – also noting that Liu’s “frequently strident political views have been called into question.” “Senator Webb has made it very clear that he will not support President Obama’s controversial ultra-liberal nominee for a lifetime appointment to one of the highest courts in the nation – so where does Tim Kaine stand?” asked National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond today. “These are the types of decisions…
One Day After Voting To Raise Energy Taxes, Manchin Votes Against Domestic Energy Production
Incumbent Once Again Exposed For Election-Cycle Political Posturing After weeks of election-cycle political posturing – and just one day after voting to raise energy taxes while West Virginians suffer from $4-a-gallon gas – liberal U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) once again sided with President Barack Obama and voted today against a measure that is actually aimed at combating high gas prices for West Virginia families and small businesses, while creating thousands of new American jobs. Just yesterday, after weeks of grandstanding, Manchin and the liberal wing of the Democrat party attempted to ram through an admittedly unconstitutional scheme to raise energy taxes while West Virginians struggle to afford near-record-high gas. The non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) reported that Manchin and the Democrats’ proposed energy tax hikes would “make oil and natural gas more expensive for U.S. consumers and likely increase foreign dependence.” Thankfully, a bi-partisan Senate majority rose to defeat…
One Day After Voting To Raise Energy Taxes, Tester Votes Against Domestic Energy Production
Incumbent Once Again Exposed For Election-Cycle Political Posturing After weeks of election-cycle political posturing – and just one day after voting to raise energy taxes while Montanans suffer from $4-a-gallon gas – liberal U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) voted today against a measure that is actually aimed at combating high gas prices for Montana families and small businesses, while creating thousands of new American jobs. Just yesterday, after weeks of grandstanding, Tester and the liberal wing of the Democrat party attempted to ram through an admittedly unconstitutional scheme to raise energy taxes while Montanans struggle to afford near-record-high gas. Meanwhile, the non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) reported that Tester and the Democrats’ proposed energy tax hikes would “make oil and natural gas more expensive for U.S. consumers and likely increase foreign dependence,” and the Montana Petroleum Association made clear that Tester’s tax hikes “would increase gas and diesel prices and…
One Day After Voting To Raise Energy Taxes, Casey Votes Against Domestic Energy Production
Incumbent Once Again Exposed For Election-Cycle Political Posturing After weeks of election-cycle political posturing – and just one day after voting to raise energy taxes while Pennsylvanians suffer from $4-a-gallon gas – liberal U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) voted today against a measure that is actually aimed at combating high gas prices for Pennsylvania families and small businesses, while creating thousands of new American jobs. Just yesterday, after weeks of grandstanding, Casey and the liberal wing of the Democrat party attempted to ram through an admittedly unconstitutional scheme to raise energy taxes while Pennsylvanians struggle to afford near-record-high gas. The non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) reported that Casey and the Democrats’ proposed energy tax hikes would “make oil and natural gas more expensive for U.S. consumers and likely increase foreign dependence,” and thankfully, a bi-partisan Senate majority rose to defeat Casey’s price-raising, job-killing tax hikes. Casey’s opposition to the Offshore…
One Day After Voting To Raise Energy Taxes, McCaskill Votes Against Domestic Energy Production
Incumbent Once Again Exposed For Election-Cycle Political Posturing After weeks of election-cycle political posturing – and just one day after voting to raise energy taxes while Missourians suffer from $4-a-gallon gas – liberal U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) voted today against a measure that is actually aimed at combating high gas prices for Missouri families and small businesses, while creating thousands of new American jobs. Just yesterday, after weeks of grandstanding, McCaskill and the liberal wing of the Democrat party attempted to ram through an admittedly unconstitutional scheme to raise energy taxes while Missourians struggle to afford near-record-high gas. The non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) reported that McCaskill and the Democrats’ proposed energy tax hikes would “make oil and natural gas more expensive for U.S. consumers and likely increase foreign dependence.” Thankfully, a bi-partisan Senate majority rose to defeat McCaskill’s price-raising, job-killing tax hikes. McCaskill’s opposition to the Offshore Production…
One Day After Voting To Raise Energy Taxes, Brown Votes Against Domestic Energy Production
Incumbent Once Again Exposed For Election-Cycle Political Posturing After weeks of election-cycle political posturing – and just one day after voting to raise energy taxes while Ohioans suffer from $4-a-gallon gas – liberal U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) voted today against a measure that is actually aimed at combating high gas prices for Ohio families and small businesses, while creating thousands of new American jobs. Just yesterday, after weeks of grandstanding, Brown and the liberal wing of the Democrat party attempted to ram through an admittedly unconstitutional scheme to raise energy taxes while Ohioans struggle to afford near-record-high gas. The non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) reported that Brown and the Democrats’ proposed energy tax hikes would “make oil and natural gas more expensive for U.S. consumers and likely increase foreign dependence,” and thankfully, a bi-partisan Senate majority rose to defeat Brown’s price-raising, job-killing tax hikes. Brown’s opposition to the Offshore…
One Day After Voting To Raise Energy Taxes, Stabenow Votes Against Domestic Energy Production
Incumbent Once Again Exposed For Election-Cycle Political Posturing After weeks of election-cycle political posturing – and just one day after voting to raise energy taxes while Michiganders suffer from $4-a-gallon gas – liberal U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) voted today against a measure that is actually aimed at combating high gas prices for Michigan families and small businesses, while creating thousands of new American jobs. Just yesterday, after weeks of grandstanding, Stabenow and the liberal wing of the Democrat party attempted to ram through an admittedly unconstitutional scheme to raise energy taxes while Michiganders struggle to afford near-record-high gas. The non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) reported that Stabenow and the Democrats’ proposed energy tax hikes would “make oil and natural gas more expensive for U.S. consumers and likely increase foreign dependence,” and thankfully, a bi-partisan Senate majority rose to defeat Stabenow’s price-raising, job-killing tax hikes. Stabenow’s opposition to the Offshore…
Sherrod Brown Fiddles While Ohioans Suffer From $4-A-Gallon Gas
Even Fellow Democrats Call Brown Proposal “Laughable” & “A Gimmick” As a new USA Today/Gallup survey shows nearly 70 percent of Americans suffering “financial hardship” thanks to a national average of nearly $4-per-gallon gas, Ohioans are reminded that not only is liberal U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) refusing to work with Republicans on bipartisan efforts to lower the price at the pump, he is actually attempting to drive the price of fuel up by raising energy taxes. As USA Today reports: As gas prices hover near $4 a gallon, nearly seven in 10 Americans say the high cost of fuel is causing financial hardship for their families, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds. More than half say they have made major changes to compensate for the higher prices, ranging from shorter trips to cutting back on vacation travel. For 21%, the impact is so dramatic they say their standard of…
